Two suspected drug offenders were arrested at St. Martin Subdivision in Victorias City’s Barangay 21 Thursday afternoon, January 7. Authorities identified the suspect as 28-year-old Marlon Mendoza of the said village and 38-year-old Albert Tabaosares of EB Magalona town. Police officers confiscated seven heat-sealed sachets of suspected shabu valued at around P4,800; P1,000 buy-bust money; …
Monthly Archives: January 2021
Abolish the priesthood?
Someone sent me an article that was proposing for the abolition of the priesthood. The reason behind are the many clerical scandals that have been plaguing the Church for years now, mostly in the US and other countries but also—at least a few cases—in the local scene. Of course, my immediate reaction was that while …
Ilonggos poised to reject vaccine microchip rumors
“I guess rumors are more exciting than the truth.” – Venus Williams There is a strong possibility that Iloilo City will be the first outside Metro Manila to vaccinate its 500,000 residents if the proposed purchase of P200 million worth of vaccines from the AztraZeneca Pharmaceuticals will materialize soon as disclosed recently by Mayor Geronimo …
POC targets top 3 finish in 2021 SEA Games in Vietnam
By Adrian Stewart Co Following their overall championship in the 30th edition of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games here, Filipino athletes are targeting at least a top three finish in the 2021 edition in Vietnam slated from November 21 to December 2, 2021. Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino said that finishing within …
Bacolodnon Chua thrilled with most improved award inclusion
By Adrian Stewart Co A possible clinching of the Most Improved Player (MIP) of the Year award will be a cherry on top of a blessed 2020 for Bacolodnon Justin Chua of Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters. Chua was a favorite for the individual citation following his career-high averages of 11.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, and …
Shorthanded Nets topple East No. 1 76ers
By Adrian Stewart Co Brooklyn Nets, minus two of its stars, pulled off a 122-109 triumph over East top seed Philadelphia 76ers in the 2020-2021 NBA Season on Thursday night (Friday in the Philippines) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Joe Harris drained six triples and finished with 28 points, Caris LeVert flirted with …
San Carlos City inspects food establishments for compliance
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The local government of San Carlos City inspected five food establishments in the city last Wednesday to ensure that health and safety measures against COVID-19 are being applied. The City Tourism Office spearheaded the inspection team together with the Law Enforcement Team (LET) and representatives from the local Philippine National …
Toboso mayor offers reward over riders involved in DSB lewd placard
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Toboso Mayor Richard Jaojoco offered a P20,000 cash reward to whoever can give information as to the identity of the two motorcycle riders who displayed a lewd placard while passing through the town of Don Salvador Benedicto (DSB) last week. Jaojoco said that he has talked with DSB Mayor Marxlen …
Kabankalan scraps tribal activities for Sinulog 2021
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The city government of Kabankalan has decided to scrap its tribal activities for the city’s celebration of this year’s Sinulog Festival due to the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on information released by the city government yesterday morning, Kabankalan City Mayor Pedro Zayco called for a meeting on Thursday …
Bacolod gov’t allots P300M for vaccine procurement
Bacolod City has allocated P300 million for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines. “It is our policy, our belief, and our commitment that when the health and lives of our people are at stake, we will go for broke,” Mayor Evelio Leonardia said. The mayor stressed that the city government is committed to providing its citizens …